Key facts
- Born
- 15 September 1860, Muddenahalli
- Died
- 14 April 1962, Mysore
- State of birth
- Muddenahalli, Karnataka
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
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Timeline
- 1860Born in Muddenahalli
- 1915Awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- 1955Awarded the Bharat Ratna
- 1962Dies in Mysore
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- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) · Original: Satyajit Dhawale, Derivative: Dharmadhyaksha